Personal Health Solutions from NaturalNews Replace your toxic laundry detergent with natural laundry soap that grows on trees! (Popular solution!) This top "underground" natural health newsletter brings you amazing new natural cures each month. Save $100! How to treat and cure over 100 health conditions using little-known health secrets How to halt type-2 diabetes with nutritional therapy - over 50% cure rate proven in studies End cravings with this guide to natural appetite suppressants (Download edition available.) How to blend nutritious meals in minutes with Adams' Superfood smoothie recipes (Delicious!) Breakthrough LED lighting technology prevents global warming, saves 90% on your lighting bill • Browse more health books... • Shop our eco-friendly products... All sales help fund NaturalNews operations.

The survey also found that 14 percent of elderly patients were taking highly toxic medications, such as warfarin -- an anticoagulant -- or anti-inflammatory and blood pressure drugs that have high risks of dangerous side effects.

Munro's findings were presented at the British Pharmaceutical Conference in Manchester, where he suggested that the frequent changes made to elderly people's prescription doses and instructions only increase the risk of fatal drug combinations.

"This research proves that elderly people are at risk of being harmed by potentially lethal mixtures of medicines," Munro said. "Most people probably aren't aware that they are in any danger. Further evaluation of such interventions is absolutely necessary in this area, especially for those people with minimal social support."

"The elderly are dangerously overmedicated," agreed Mike Adams, a consumer health advocate and holistic nutritionist. "Not only are these medications failing to address underlying health concerns, they're actually destroying the health and function of vital organs like the liver, kidneys, heart and brain," he said. "What elderly people need is real nutrition, not toxic combinations of synthetic chemicals that just happen to generate profits for the world's most profitable and influential corporations."

Jonathan Ellis, poly manager at Help the Aged, says many elderly people are hospitalized for adverse drug reactions, and that hospitalization often worsens the patient's problems because while in the hospital, their prescriptions are often further adjusted.

"GPs (general practitioners) and pharmacists should be giving elderly people more information, as it can be quite confusing when you have lots of pills to take and they are being changed," says Ellis.

FDA-approved prescription drugs currently kill approximately 100,000 Americans each year, even when properly prescribed and consumed.

###

Related Articles

Popular Topics: elderly, senior citizens, dangerous drugs, Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, Breast cancer, Prostate cancer, Heart disease, Depression, High cholesterol, Osteoporosis, Vaccines, Autism, ADHD, Infertility, Weight loss, Cancer, Alzheimer's, Trans fats, Acrylamides, Fluoride, Mercury	Take Action: Support NaturalNews.com Email this article to a friend Share this article on: NewsVine | digg | del.icio.us Permalink to this article: http://www.NaturalNews.com/020387.html Reprinting this article: Non-commercial OK, cite NaturalNews.com with clickable link. <a href = "http://www.NaturalNews.com/020387.html">Elderly at high risk of harm from toxic pharmaceutical combinations</a>
Receive our Natural Health Newsletter for FREE Subscribe now (it's free!) to win. We randomly choose a subscriber each month to send $100 in eco-home products or a RealGoods.com gift certificate (our choice). Plus, you'll receive FREE news, articles and action alerts from NaturalNews.com editors and join over 800,000 monthly readers who report extraordinary health improvements after becoming a subscriber! Receive breaking news alerts on natural health solutions, renewable energy, the environment, global warming and more. Receive a free instant download of our $29 Secret Sources guide that reveals top sources for little-known health and diet solutions.	Your Email Address: Free Subscription Code: Enter the numbers you see: 100% free of charge. Unsubscribe anytime. Absolutely no spam. We respect your email privacy.
Recommended Special Report: Seven Words that can Change the World by Joseph R. Simonetta Read this special report now... "Seven Words That Can Change the World reveals the astonishing, simple truths that have the power to forever transform our world for the better while freeing our minds from the enslavement of limiting beliefs. This is not a text for the simple-minded; it is a guiding philosophy for the mindful, intelligent few who are wise enough to seek out -- and recognize -- the higher simplicities of truly purposeful living." - Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews.com	More on NaturalNews.com: • Streaming Health Ranger Videos • CounterThink Cartoons • FREE Special Reports • Podcasts